RickyRoe wrote:I sent in my application to The Real World, so I'm hoping to hear back from that. I'm putting a lot of my eggs into that basket, the MTV basket. And if that doesn't work out I'm thinking about getting a gun, and dealin' crack. Being a crack dealer. Not, like, a mean crack dealer, but like... like a nice one. Kinda friendly, like, "Hey, what's up guys? You want some crack?". I'm just kinda waiting on those two things to flesh themselves out.

If you haven't worked in a kitchen, I'd check out the Something Awful "Goons with Spoons" thread about the industry before plopping down cash on a culinary degree. Unless you're a burgeoning alcoholic. Then by all means, play on.

RickyRoe wrote:I sent in my application to The Real World, so I'm hoping to hear back from that. I'm putting a lot of my eggs into that basket, the MTV basket. And if that doesn't work out I'm thinking about getting a gun, and dealin' crack. Being a crack dealer. Not, like, a mean crack dealer, but like... like a nice one. Kinda friendly, like, "Hey, what's up guys? You want some crack?". I'm just kinda waiting on those two things to flesh themselves out.

If you haven't worked in a kitchen, I'd check out the Something Awful "Goons with Spoons" thread about the industry before plopping down cash on a culinary degree. Unless you're a burgeoning alcoholic. Then by all means, play on.

RickyRoe wrote:I sent in my application to The Real World, so I'm hoping to hear back from that. I'm putting a lot of my eggs into that basket, the MTV basket. And if that doesn't work out I'm thinking about getting a gun, and dealin' crack. Being a crack dealer. Not, like, a mean crack dealer, but like... like a nice one. Kinda friendly, like, "Hey, what's up guys? You want some crack?". I'm just kinda waiting on those two things to flesh themselves out.

If you haven't worked in a kitchen, I'd check out the Something Awful "Goons with Spoons" thread about the industry before plopping down cash on a culinary degree. Unless you're a burgeoning alcoholic. Then by all means, play on.

TBF, law is also a good field for a burgeoning alcoholic.

True, but you can't sit in court with sipping on a bottle of Monarch the whole time. Either career is pretty good for those of the dying liver though.

To actually contribute to the thread, I probably would have sold most of my possessions in order to get a proper steadycam/camcorder rig and start whoring out my off time production services to anyone and everyone. Either that, or accept having to move to some crappy small town in order to move up another notch in the television hierarchy. Either way, my wife wouldn't have appreciated it nearly as much as the current path.

If I decided against LS I would pursue my original course of action, history. I have an M.A. with some nationally known professors and I've produced several original works on subjects with little or no secondary work on them. If possible I would pursue these subjects in my spare time, because if not I think they will be forgotten as they have so far. I love the study of history, but job opportunities in the field are extremely limited. After five years of grueling labor I can look forward to making around 40K if I get lucky. History is one of the lowest paid teaching fields. Admission to a quality program is also very selective and political in nature. I felt like law offered me better opportunities.

OP, I noticed you also considered teaching. If you are considering a PhD program in history but haven't really looked into it, PM me. It was my goal for a number of years and I researched it extensively.

Probably used my degree in English in a technical writing job at a company like GE or another technology/software company in Utah for a few years. Studied for the GMAT eventually and then gone to business school to get an MBA in Finance and work for an investment company. Maybe CFA.